Molecular diagnostics developer PrimeraDx is making headway in its efforts to reach out to pharmaceutical companies to spur adoption of its highly multiplexed, quantitative PCR-based DNA testing platform for companion diagnostic development, according to a company official.

Samsung Electronics has been awarded US Patent No. 8,185,324, "Method of determining initial concentration of nucleic acid in sample using real-time amplification."
Kak Namkoong, Young-sun Lee, Chin-sung Park, and Joo-won Rhee are named as inventors on the patent.